Dreams

Why are most men so preoccupied by bloodshed? It is true that men possess a side that is rather savage, as you have likely observed. But it's purpose is to win things that are precious, as well as protect them. You could say it's like a double edged sword. Love and honor are both important things, they are the things a knight is willing to die for. It's the reason they take up arms.

However, for a man I believe there's something that goes beyond that. Something even more precious. They are driven to pursue it. So driven, they do it entirely for their own sake. It's their dream.

Men yearn for their dreams, regardless of their class, and no matter what their achievements have been. One can be sustained by their dream, hurt by their dream, revived by their dream, or even killed by it. Though one might be abandoned by his own dream, even then it will smoulder in his heart forever. One should know what it feels like to strive for such goals.

To willingly martyr yourself to the god named, Dream.